REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Resolution to Adopt Updated Emergency Operations Plan
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
An Emergency Operations Plan is required for local government in California. The guidelines are derived from the United States Department of Homeland Security/Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and modified by the State Office of Emergency Services. The emergency plan provides a broad legal framework for management of emergencies. Staff has revised the current emergency plan, which was adopted by Council in 2005. The revised plan complies with the Standardized Emergency Management System (SEMS) and conforms to the requirements of the National Incident Management System (NIMS) as mandated by FEMA.
Sunnyvale Municipal Code Section 2.16.080 provides for the development, approval and adoption of the emergency plan. The City Manager is responsible for the development of the City's emergency plan. The City Council decides if the emergency plan should be approved. If approved, the emergency plan must be formally adopted by Council resolution.
BACKGROUND
Government Code Sections 8568 and 8607 and Sunnyvale Municipal Code (SMC) section 2.16.080 requires the City to develop an emergency plan that provides for effective mobilization of all City resources, both public and private, during a Local Emergency, State of Emergency or State of War Emergency.
Generally, emergencies and disasters are managed at the local level. However, assistance is often needed from other jurisdictions and agencies. To successfully manage a large-scale emergency, coordination among the emergency responders is essential. Predicated on this principle, in 2005 City Council adopted the original emergency plan, which incorporated the Standardized Emergency Management System ("SEMS"). The SEMS regulations called for improved coordination of local and state emergency response efforts in California. In February 2003, the President issued Homeland Security Presidential Directive-5, wh...
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